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 | It's a Wild, Wild Wireless World
| | Once we understand wireless carriers' structure, operating model, and financial drivers, then plans and prospects for location-based services will become more apparent. Much hinges on a spectrum auction now underway, expected to garner $20 billion. Carriers want LBS to drive a big return on this investment. |
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| | Zoombak Adds Pep Boys to Retailer List
| | | Zoombak is now selling its Universal A-GPS Locator at Pep Boys automotive parts stores across the United States, covering 591 stores, the company said. |
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| Utilities and Communications Pulse — August 2008
| | Olympian feats of athletic prowess grab headlines and the public's attention, as did the dazzling opening ceremony. Behind the scenes, Beijing has amassed a security operation that is epic in size, aspects of which some critics say violates human rights and privacy. | | |
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 | Steep-Slope Monitoring
| | | Although GPS is an efficient tool for deformation monitoring, it also is an expensive one for large projects. The authors developed a remote-controlled monitoring system using an electronic switching device for multiple antennas to monitor steep slopes at the Xiaowan hydropower station in China. |
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 | Innovation: Time for a Better Receiver
| | | New marvels of miniaturization — the fabrication and performance of chip-scale atomic frequency references — will be moving from the lab to the factory any day now. |
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 | Are We There Yet?
| | | Finding the ideal way to use GPS technology in tourism can be as tricky as booking the perfect vacation. Useful devices for visitors being offered at popular tourist attractions come in many forms, from handhelds that trigger to specific sites to three-wheeled mini-cars with programmed tours on board. |
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 | PowerDown
| | | Accelerating deployment of location-based services requires reducing the energy-per-fix (EPF) to a minimum, as continuous tracking shortens cell-phone battery life. This article focuses on realizing a low-current RF front end, minimizing RF active time, and developing an intelligent GPS middleware layer to determine whether a low EPF is likely or necessary. |
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